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Sports "Just So" Stories

Sports "Just So" Stories

Update: 2017-06-22

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Sports are weird. Athletics are a collection of idiosyncratic rules, customs, traditions, and superstitions. Here we delve into the backstories for four of the strangest things in sports: baseball stirrups, the forward pass, basketball shoes, and the hat-trick.

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